Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fide

/ˈfiːdeɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: fide
IPA: /ˈfiːdeɪ/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The International Chess Federation.

Example Sentences

"“You're pretty good at this game,” Lee said.¶ “Got an Elo rating over twenty-six hundred.”¶ “Elo? What's that?”¶ “The FIDE uses it to rank players.”¶ “FIDE?”¶ “Fédération Internationale des Échecs,” Cam said, speaking in an exaggerated French accent."
"A necessary condition for a game to be rated by FIDE is that it shall be played according to the FIDE Laws of Chess."

Etymology

Borrowed from French FIDE, from French Fédération Internationale des Échecs (“International Chess Federation”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Fédération Internationale des Échecs

Rhymes With

side outside died inside side-by-side tried provide wide ride decide guide applied

Questions

How do you pronounce fide?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfiːdeɪ/.
What does fide mean?: The International Chess Federation.
Where does fide come from?: It is traced to French.

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